by jessicaperkins | Feb 8, 2010 | Alphabet, fine motor, Letter, Magnet, Parents, School
I finally found a used version of this discontinued toy! Parents Alphabet Magnet School. It comes with 26 card puzzles – letters – and numbers too. You have to match the letter with the correct card and fit it in. Layla doesn’t really know her...
by jessicaperkins | Feb 1, 2010 | fine motor, Melissa Doug, puzzle, tangrams, wooden toy
Melissa & Doug Beginner Pattern Blocks. Melissa and Doug makes a great wooden Tangram set for toddlers – it’s the same concept as tangrams but for beginners. These wooden shapes have pictures to show the overall “answer” and little slots...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 15, 2009 | development, dexterity, fine motor, mamamayishop.com, new, product, Toy
Yayyyy….I love making new things for Layla – and as a result I always come up with new ideas for my shop. In fact, I have a long list of ideas that never seems to end. When I finally get around to making one, I add another (and another…) to the...
by jessicaperkins | Dec 4, 2009 | fine motor, fluffies, fun, play, pom pom, simple
A so simple experiment with Fluffies (aka pom poms). Great for color sorting, counting, fine motor skills (picking them up here with a spoon, a cup, a pair of tongs) and bringing them over there. This little divider tray came as disposable packaging for some...
by jessicaperkins | Nov 13, 2009 | cheerio, dexterity, fine motor, play
Oh, oh, oh…….Cheerios!I love these little Cheerio books. (The Cheerio Play Book). They are so portable and I always have some Cheerios around. Great for the car, a restaurant, or at home to practice fine motor skills and yummy nutrition. When Layla was...
by jessicaperkins | Oct 20, 2009 | building, cognitive, crackers, fine motor, goldfish, play, skill
Something as simple as Snack Time can become a learning experience filled with cognitive discoveries and fine motor practice. So simple, yet so complex. Here we had some “I love the fishes ’cause they’re so delicious” Goldfish, multi-colors, as...
